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Feb. 6, 1951 G. KELLNER "YES" AND "NO" INDICATING DOLL Filed Feb. 10,1949 INVENTOR. GHBRIEL KELLNER HTTORNEY Patented Feb. 6, 1951 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE YES AND NO INDICATING DOLL Gabriel Kellner, NewYork, N. Y. Application February 10, 1949, Serial No. 75,670

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to dolls and more particularly toimprovements therein to accomplish gestures emulating speech.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a novel andimproved doll, so constructed that it permits the child holding it inhand, by simple manipulation without touching the head of the doll, tocause the head to nod as if to say yes, and when desired, to cause thehead to turn from front to side and back again, as if to say no.

Another object hereof is to provide a novel and improved doll of thecharacter mentioned, which is reasonable in cost, easy for a child towork while holding the doll in one hand, simple in construction andeffective in carrying out the purposes for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as this disclosureproceeds.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Fig. 1 is a central sectional side view of the torso and head portion ofa dolls body and mechanism included therein, embodying the teachings ofthis invention.

Fig. 2 shows part of the mechanism as seen in Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is a side View of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view lines 4-4 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken at lines 55 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of a component of said mechanism.

In the drawings, the numeral l5 designates a dolls hollow head which isseparate from the hollow torso member IS on which it sets. The interiorsof both said members are communicative. The head I5 is free for rotarymovement about a central vertical axis, and also free for noddingmovement. For such purpose, it is practical that the upper part of thetorso member "S, which comes in contact with the head while the lattermoves, shall be of a spherical surface, so that the action of movementbe as in a ball joint.

Interior the head member l5, at the top, it is provided with a boss H,in which boss is secured the upper end of a rod l8. This joint is rigid,so that upon axial rotary movement of said rod, the head will turn withit. It may also be noted, that this rod I8 is also capable of swingingmovement about axis pin H! at the lower end of said rod.

taken at Extending inwardly from the wall of the torso it, one at thefront and one at the rear, are the horizontally positioned cups 2B and2|, respectively, with their mouths at the exterior surface of thetorso, and with their bottoms positioned vertical and spaced from eachother within the torso. These cups may be integral with the torsomember, and likewise, the boss, i! may be made integral with the head|5.

Interior the torso member It, the cup 20 has mounted thereon a bracketor frame 22, which carries a vertically positioned revolvable shaft 23.The upper end of this shaft and the lower end of rod l8, are joined by aknuckle joint indicated at 24, or otherwise suitably linked forpermitting swing movement of said rod [3 about the horizontal axis pinIQ of said joint. An uprightly positioned lever 25, is pivotedintermediate its ends on frame 22 at axis pin 26; the upper end of saidlever engaging the rod l8 as a bearing therefor when said rod isrevolved axially; such engagement also serving upon movement of thelever about its fulcrum 26, to swing said rod about the axis pin Hi. Theshaft 23 carries a collar 21 secured thereto. This collar has a slot 28,along a radial line laterally of said shaft.

A stem 29 is horizontally positioned through cup 20, and terminates in abutton 30 at the mouth of said cup. Said stem 29 extends free throughthe cups bottom into the hollow of the torso member l6, where it islinked to the lower end of the lever 25. A stressed compression coilspring is positioned within the cup about the stem 29, and is indicatedby the numeral 3|; said spring resting between the underside of thebutton 30 and the bottom of the said cup 20. The pivotalconnectionbetween the stem 29 and the lever 25, is indicated at 32.

A stem 33 is horizontally positioned through cup 2|, and terminates in abutton 34 at the mouth of said cup. Said stem 33 extends free thru saidcups bottom into the hollow of the torso member l6, where its enlargedend 33' is slidably mounted on the frame member 22 along a slot track44. The shaft 23 passes through said stem end which has the slot 43 forsuch purpose. This slotis longitudinal along said stem 33, and itslength will determine the scope of movement of the stem 33. This stemcarries a pin 42 extending therefrom directly into the slot 23 of thecollar 2'1. A stressed compression coil spring 4| is positioned with thecup 2| about said stem 33; said spring resting between the underside ofthe button 34 and the bottom of said cup 2!.

It is preferred that the buttons and 34 shall protrude a little outwardof the torso, and one shall be higher up the torso than the other.Collar 27 and the knuckle structure 2 1 may serve to journal the shaft23 on the frame 22.

With the mechanism at rest position as shown in Fig. 1, the rod 38 is inaxial alignment with the shaft 23, and the face of the doll is forwardfront. The doll may be dressed, and ordinarily, it would be.

To make the doll nod its head l5, as though it were saying yes, thetorso it is held upright-in hand, with thumb at position of the button30,

and the remaining fingers at the back of the doll, but of course out ofcontact with the position of the button 3%. Upon movement of the fingersto close the palm, button 33 will be pushed into the cup 2t, stressingspring 3! and causing lever 25 to swing about its pivot 25, whereby rodi8 will be swung towards the front; the axis i9 being positioned in adirection from side to side of the doll. Now, the button 38 is released,whereby action of spring will cause all moved elements to return toinitial rest position as shown in Fig. l. Repetition of the abovedescribed manipulation will cause successive nods of the dolls head.

To make the dolls head turn from forward front rest position, towardsthe side and back again, to emulate negative gesture, as if it weresaying no, the thumb is slid off the position of button 33, and a fingeris placed on position of the button 34 and pressed into cup 21,stressing spring ll. Inward movement of stem 33, will cause pin 52 togive arcual movement to the collar 2i. Shaft 23 will turn a bit,whereupon the head 25 will turn towards the side of the doll. The extentof such movement need not exceed forty-five degrees. Upon release ofbutton 34, action of the spring 4i will cause all moved elements toreturn to initial rest position. Repetition of this last describedmanipulation will cause successive no movements of the head.

It is to be noted, that simultaneous operation of the buttons 39 and 3dis not possible, because the shaft 23, and the rod it, need be in axialalignment for said shaft to turn.

The cups 26 and 2i are at different heights on the torso it, whenopposite one another as in the embodiment shown, so that the buttons 3!;and 34 may be individually pressed. Of course, the operating mechanismmay be designed with button positions elsewhere on the torso, and saidmechanism may be adapted for movement of hand or foot of the doll, aswill be apparent to those versed in the art.

It may also be noted, that for practical construction, the lever 25 maybe a U-shap'ed piece as illustrated, with rod EB positioned through ahole 35 in the bridge piece connecting the duplicate arms of said lever.In this manner, the lever engages the rod for its swinging movement, isin sliding relation with said rod, because such movements would berequired in the embodiment shown, and said lever also acts as a bearingfor the axial rotary movement of said rod 18.

This invention is capable of numerous forms and various applicationswithout departing from the essential features herein disclosed. Forinstance, it may be applied to Teddy-bears and animal form dolls. It istherefore intended and desired that the embodiment shown herein shall bedeemed illustrative and not restrictive and that the patent shall coveall patentable novelty herein set forth; reference being had to thefollowing claims rather than to'the specific description herein toindicate the scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. In a doll, the combination of a hollow torso having an opening at thetop, a separate head atop the torso, a frame piece mounted within thetorso, a rod rigidly secured to the head and extending downwardlytherefrom, an uprightly positioned shaft rotatably mounted on the framepiece; said shaft and rod being connected with each other in pivotalrelation about a substantially horizontal axis; said .rod and shaft, innormal rest position, being substantially in axial alignment and saidsubstantially horizontal axis being along a line from side to side ofthe torso, a lever slidably engaging the rod, and said rod being freefor axial rotation relative to the lever and for swinging movementwithrespect to said lever; said lever being pivotally mounted on the framepiece, a stem .movably mounted through the torso wall, connected to thesaid lever and adapted to shift the lever when slid in an inwarddirection with respect to the torso, resilient means urging said stemoutwardly of the torso, asecond stem movably mounted through the torsowall, means associated with said second stem and the shaft, adapted toturn said shaft upon movement of said second stem and resilientmeansurging the second stem outwardly of the tor-so, whereby uponreciproating movement of the first stem, the head will nod repeatedly,and upon reciprocating movement of the second stem, the head willrepeatedly turn from front to sidewise and back again, within the locusof part of a revolution.

2. A doll as defined in claim 1-, wherein the lever .has a lateralextension provided with a hole therethrough and wherein the rod ispositioned I through said hole whereby said rod may slide, swing andaxially rotate with respect to said lever.

GABRIEL KELLNER. REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:

